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|Ship caption=''Corsaro II (A5316)'' at [[Palma de Mallorca]], [[in 2007]]
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|Ship name=''Corsaro II''
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|Ship notes=[[Pennant number]] A5316A 5316
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|Ship type=[[Yawl]]
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*- {{convert|15.24|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[length between perpendiculars|LPP]]
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|Ship notes=*- 1 x [[diesel engine]] [[Iveco|FIAT AIFO]] {{convert|71,.59|kW|bhp|abbr=on}}
*- 1 shaft
*- 1 x [[diesel engine]] generator Fischer Panda
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The '''''Corsaro II (A5316)''''' vessel is a [[Yawlyawl]], active as sailsa sail trainingstraining vessel for the [[Italian Navy|Marina Militare]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marina.difesa.it/uominimezzi/navi/Pagine/CorsaroII.aspx |title=Corsaro II - Marina Militare |website=Marina.difesa.it |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
 
== Characteristics ==
Designed by [[Sparkman & Stephens]] Designs [[New York City]] (United States), the world famous yacht design firm, project 1505, ''Corsano II'' for the [[Royal Ocean Racing Club|RORC]] 1st class, is a bermudanBermudan-rig [[yawl]], sister of ''Stella Polare'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.it/2011/02/design-1505-corsaro-ii.html |title=Sparkman & Stephens: Design 1505 - Corsaro II |website=Sparkmanstephens.blogspot.it |date=2011-02-06 |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref> commissioned by [[Italian Navy|Marina Militare]] to be used as a training ship for the studentscadets ofat the [[Italian Naval Academy]] in [[Livorno]], Italy.<br>
She is constructed of wood:; iroko keelson, acacia frames and double planked of Philippine mahogany.<br>
The ship's fasteners are silicon bronze, spars are of sitka spruce.
Original engine [[Mercedes -Benz]] OM/321 (96 HP) was then replaced by an [[Iveco|FIAT AIFO]] engine.<br>{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
 
Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
 
==History==
''Corsaro II'' can accommodate 16 persons. First Commander of the ship was [[Agostino Straulino]], who won the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Olympic Games]] in the class Star. In 1961 ''Corsaro II'' was the only naval ship to join in the [[Los Angeles]] - [[Honolulu]] classifying sixth in real time. In 1962 participated in the [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] – [[Bermuda]] with 138 boats arriving at the sixth place, and in the [[Torbay]] – [[Rotterdam]] arriving first in the class. In 1963 participated in: [[Annapolis]] – Newport, Newport – [[Plymouth]] (second place), the Channel Race and the Fastnet Race. In 1964 took part in the [[Lisbon]] – [[Canary Islands|Canaries]] – [[Bermuda]] reaching the first place. In 1965 participated in the [[Buenos Aires]] – [[Rio de Janeiro]] then sailed to [[Sydney]] racing in local regatta. The following year sailed from Sydney to [[San Diego]] coming to [[Italy]]. From then on the ''Corsaro II'' participated mainly in the Mediterranean sea with home port in [[La Spezia]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens Designs [[New York City]] (United States), the world famous yacht design firm, project 1505, ''Corsano II'' for the [[RORC]] 1st class, is a bermudan-rig [[yawl]], sister of ''Stella Polare'',<ref>http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.it/2011/02/design-1505-corsaro-ii.html</ref> commissioned by [[Italian Navy|Marina Militare]] to be used as a training ship for the students of the [[Italian Naval Academy]] in [[Livorno]].<br>
 
She is constructed of wood: iroko keelson, acacia frames and double planked of Philippine mahogany.<br>
== References ==
Fasteners are silicon bronze.<br>
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Spars are of sitka spruce.<br>
 
Original engine [[Mercedes Benz]] OM/321 (96 HP) was then replaced by an [[Iveco|FIAT AIFO]] engine.<br>
==External links==
''Corsaro II'' is a training vessel for cadets of the [[Italian Naval Academy]] in [[Livorno]], spending regular periods aboard.<br>
*[https://www.marina.difesa.it/noi-siamo-la-marina/mezzi/forze-navali/Pagine/CorsaroII.aspx Corsaro II (A 5316)] Marina Militare website
Each year she embarks on a training cruise which often includes calls to various classic sailing rallies and regattas.
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